concerning the use of the two languages in 
Canada. We wrote letters to Trudeau about these, 
communicated with him. One of the fun evenings 
was a Monday night that Marshall McLuhan was 
having dinner with Trudeau in Toronto. He came to 
me that afternoon, he said, “Bob, I have a favour 
to ask of you.” “Sure Marshall, what is it?” I said. 
“I’d like you to run my seminar tonight.” I said, 
“Woo!” This was like, the king saying, “I’d like you 
to sit on my throne with my crown for an hour.” I 
said, “That would be a great privilege.” He said 
“Well, I’m having dinner tonight,”—and then a smile 
came across his face—“with Pierre Elliot Trudeau.” 
And I said, “Well, isn’t that wonderful.” And at this